Adjustable curtain-fixture.



E. B. SMITH. ADJUSTABLE CURTAIN PXTURE. AFPLIGATIDN funn Dnc. 29.1919.

1,008,378. Patented Nov. 14, '1911;

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' MMM E. B. SMITH. ADJUSTABLE CURTAIN FIXTURE. APPLIYO'ATION Hmm 11110.29, 1910.

1.008,378. Patented Nov. 14, 1911.

i seen that, if desired, the

` normally engages curtain roller While j ingcablcsare Wound ableso that parallelism between the two arormd a pin or ,providing lthe drum M -is'j gradually paid out.,

of which hangs down far enough to be Within easy reach of any one desiring to raise or lower the curtain roller. controlling cable is wound upon the supporting roller in the opposite direction from the supporting cables so that when the supporting cables are paid 'out the controlling cable is -Wonnd up, and vice versa. It Will thus be curtain. roller may be held in any position to which it may have been adjusted by fastening qthejfree end of the controlling cable to a stationary support; as, for example, by Wrapping it stud o secured to the cass ing. Then it is desired to lower the shade roller' the' controlling` cable is unfastened and ispermtted to b c Wound slowly uponl the supporting roller as the Weight of the curtain roller causes the supporting roller to 'be rotated1v Similarly, when it is desired to vraise the curtain roller., a pull-is exerted upon tie controlling cable and, as it is unwound 'frmn the supporting roller, the latter is rotated in a direction to Wind up the suspending cables. i f

It is sometimes"preferable to have a more secure lockingmeans than that afforded by fastening theloiver end of the controlling cable antlfthcrefore I have" associated with the-supporting roller `a paivl and ratchet devce' \vlii ch normally prevents the support` ing roller from turning in 'the direction ivhiclipermits-,the curtain roller to descend. This may conveniently be'accomplished by with toothed flanges lJ which constitute ratchet' ivheels, and mounting upon the reasing p aWl Q-Which ith the teeth. In the :rrrangemontv shown the pau-l lis made U- shaped, the yoke g drinn M from end to'end. Iso shapethe p aivl that the yoke voverlies the controlling cablejnst after itleaves the drum so that by pulling the controlling cableoutwardly it will engage with the pavvl and lift it clear of the ratchet teeth. Normally, therefore, the supporting roller is locked by th'ef'pawl. When it is desired to raise or lower the enrtain'roller', the paWl ,is released in the manner described and the supporting Vrol-ler then vrotated by pulling upon theV controlling cable. or is permitted to be turned backwardundcr the Weight of the the .controlling cable One of the drumson may be made adjustr'ollers may be obtained when the parts are `first placed in posi-tionand may thereafter l )en 1aintai1 ied in case one of the suspending cables stretches more than the other. In vtl held more upon the supporting roller one or set screws d. By loosening the same the hook from jumping "epd ofthe cable F to the upper end `of the `posite end of the curtain extending across the which Ithe suspend 1cv arrangementshown, the vdrum I) is lts movements up and down the Window;

l will be held firmly in its adjusted positions;

and will operate freely both in its bodily verticaLmovements an in its rotary movements' even though the casing. may be un- -trne 'or Warped so as to bring the-tracks out of para] lismg Without permitting the roller to tal f'in case one end should become unfastened and Without permitting any of the moving parts to come incontact with the Woodwork so as to deface the same. To this end I connect one end of -t-he curtain roller to the slide K in'- such a manner that it is locked thereto and is held against 'axial movements. This may conveniently be accomplished-in the manner disclosed in my prior application, Serial No* 544,819,1iled February. 19, 1910,- the slide K having a slot l: int-o which extends a hook l on' the adjacent. end ofthe roller,

and there being a dog 7c pivoted to the slide above the hook in a' position to prevent l out of. place. By connecting the lower dog, the dog is always held in its locking position by the Weight of the curtain roller and in a movable bearmg member which is free to shift its positionaxially of the roller from and towardthe for any variation in the distance between the tracks. I have-illustrated the movable bearing member as being in the formof va leaf R Which-lies ybetween the slide I and the adjacent end .of the curtain roller and is hinged at its upper end to the slide .at-r so as to be free to swing about -a horizontal axis extending at right angles to the axis of the curtain roller.v Near its free end the mem-berR is provided with a key-hole slot S which isfadapted to1'eceive a headed curtain. The op-' roller is supported 100 slide I so-as to compensate journal T projecting fromthe adjacentend ofthe curtain roller. The member T may conveniently take the form. ofa headed screw Whose hea-d t will lpassthrough the large portion s of the slot but will not pass f through the narrow yportion s. The curtain roller is mounted at this end by slipping the member T through -the enlarged portion of the slot in the supportingv member'.

and thenI letting .the roller drop untilv the journal member rests. in the lower end-,of the slotas indicated .in Figs. 2v `and 3. The `neck of the'keyeh'ole slotmaybe arranged diagonallyof the member R andtangenti-al to theenlargement sso that it would bef' dillicult for the dentally detached.

When' the curtain roller lis shifted up 4or journal to become 4.accidown it-,followsthe configuration 'of the track H because it is interlockedtherewith. Should either track be out ,of true so as to lbring the two tracks out of parallelism,rr the end of the roller adjacent to the track Gr` will move toward and recedel from this track as the roller is carried up and down; the member R` swinging about its hinge so as to vary thev angle which it makes with the slide upon-which it is supported and affording a proper support for the adjacent end of the roller so that the roller may j turn freely in raising or lowering the curthe Woodwork and all of the movable supporting parts lie between the end of` the roller and the track so that as the end of the roller moves toward the trackI it is Iprevented from coming in contact with the Woodi Y work and therefore cannot scratch or othersu "ortinblih'e same. I l5.11111' c `mb nation, a le Wise lmar the woodwork. It Will thus be seen that the curtain roller is supported firmly and yetlexibly so that it doe not become cramped or' locked against move# ment in case the windoiv casing has become `Warped so as to make the tracksu'nevi` `n.

It .will also be seen that in case the oppo te end of the roller becomes disengaged from its supporting meana'thelen'd mounted upon the swinging plate or hanger will prevent the roller from lfallin down entirelyv because Athe journal on t e head will' engage with the rear side of the hanger and will bring the' roller to rest after the free end has dropped a predetermined distance, j

While I have illustrated, and described with particularity only a single Vform oi': my

inventiond I do not desire to be limited to the vspeclfic details sov illustrated and. de.

scribed; but intend covering all constructions and yal1- rangements which fall within the terms employed in lthe definitions ofmy invention constituting the appendedI claims. VVhatfl'claimis:`

l. In combination, a` horizontal roller, a movable supporting device arranged adjacent to one Ikend of the rel, mounted,` on,l said device to `horizontal af Is-,transverse t/h'ei axis of the roller, and a' connection ybetween saidV member and the roll fr j p'i lrevolubly supporting the latter While ,per itting saidl member` to ass e various angular positiqns, and a cor o'r cable connected to said device for horizontal revolutie rl r, a mpvable lsuppo`rting`device adjaa, member direction transverse to `the axis of ythe lroller.

centfto one end of the roller, a member piv" otally mounted on said device to swing about ra horizontal` axistransverse to the roller, said member having an opening therethrough at one side of said axis and .a journal projecting from the end of they roller through said opening, and a cord or` cable connected to said device for support` ing the same.` f f 3. I-n combination, a horizontal revoluble roller, a movable supporting device adjacent to one end of the roller, a member l mounted on said device to swing about a. horizontal axis transverse to the roller, said member having an opening therethrough at one side ofvsaid axis and a journal projecting from the end of the roller through said opening, said journal. having a head upon the free end to preventits-,Withdrawal `from said opening, and a cord or cable connected to-said device for supporting the same.

4. In combination, a horizontal roller, a movable supporting device arranged adjacent to one end of the roller, a member hinged to said device to swing abouta horizontal axis transverse' to the roller, said lmember having therein an elongated. slot` extending transversely to said axis` and having an enlargement atlthe upper end, and saidroller having en elongated headed journal extending through said slot,and -af' cord or: cableiconneeted'to said device for supporting the-same.

. 5. In combinat on a movable ,supporting device arranged. adjacent to one end 'of the roller, a member hinged to saidydevice to, swing` about a horizontal axis transverse to the roller, said.y

extendingqtransversely to said axis and having "an enlargement atV the upper end, said slot being arr'anged diagonally in said member so as to lie at an angle to the lane of: movement of said` member, and saldrollerl having an elongated headed journalv ex-` horizoritaly roller, a 1" member. having therein anelongated slot tending through ,said slot,`and a cordnor` f cable. connected to said,y devicefor support'- ing the same.

f6; In combination,y separated rstationary M tracks, a curtain roller extending transversely of and between the tracks, means for slidably mounting oneend of said roller on one of. said tracks so as to, permit it to move longitudinally` thereof, a slide mounted/,on `the 'second ltrack adjacent to the opf ,posite end of the roller and y intrlocked with the track so as to prevent relative lateral and angular movements between the l sllde and the second track, a membery haw ing a bearing for revolubly supporting `the roller, and means for qyieldingly mounting said member on Asaid slide so as to permit ,it to carry said bearing from and toward theslide and prevent itfrom moving in a 7. In combination, separated stationary tracks, a curtain roller extending trans- Aversely of and between the tracks, means for slidably mounting one end of said roller on one of said tracks so as to permit it to move longitudinally thereof, a slide mounted" on the second track adjacent to the opposite end of the roller and ii'terlocked with the track so as to prevent relative lat-- eral and angular movements between the slide and the second track, a member hinged at its upper end to said slide so as to swlng 1 about a horizontal axis transverse to the roller, and a connection 'between said member and said roller for revolubly supporting the latterA while permitting said member to assume various angular positions.

8. In combination, separated stationary tracks, a curtain roller extending transversely of and between the tracks, means for slidably mounting one end of said roller o'n one of said tracks so as to permit it to move longitudinally thereof, a'slide mountedon the second track adjacent to the opposite end of the roller and interlocked with the track so as to prevent relative lateral and angular movements between the slide and i the second track, a member hinged at its upper end .to said slide so as to swing about a horizontal axls transverse to the roller, said member having an openm therethrough, and a journal extending rom the adjacent end of. the roller through said opening.

9. In combination, separated stationary tracks` a curtain roller extending trans# versely of and between the tracks, means for slidably mounting one end of said roller on ,i horizontal axis transverse to the roller, said 1' [member having an opening therethrough,

mi journal from said opening;

onel of the tracks vso as to permit it to move and a journal extending from the adjacentl end of the roller through'said opening, and means for preventing the withdrawal of the 10. In combination, separated stat-ionary tracks, a curtain roller extending transnversely of'and between the tracks, means for slidably mounting one end of said roller on I longitudinally thereof, a slide mounted on the second track adjacent to the opposite end of the roller and interlocked with the track so as to prevent relative llateral and angular movements between the slide,` and the second track, a member, lying between said slide and the-adjacent end of the track and hinged at its upper end to the slide so as ing roller, cables wound upon the ends there of in the same direction, a curtain roller supported at its ends by the aforesaid cai bles, a thirdcable wound upon said supporting roller in the opposite direction from the other cables, and having a depending free end, and a pawl and ratchet associated with the supporting roller for preventing it from turning under the weight of the curtain roller, said pawl having a part overlying the third cable so as to be actuated thereby -to release the supporting roller when a pull is imposed on the free end of said third cable.`

12. In combination, separated stationary tracks, a curtain roller` extending transversely of and between the'tracks, means for slidably' mounting one end of said roller on one of said tracks so as to permit it to travel lengthwise of the track and,v hold it against axial movement, a slide mounted on the second track adjacent to the opposite end of the roller, said slide and its track bein interlocked so as to prevent relative latera and angular movements between the slide and its track, and supporting means for the roller arranged between said slide and the adjacent end of the roller for permitting the roller to revolve and also to move axially from and toward the latter track.

13. In combination, separated stationary tracks, a curtain roller extending transversely of and between the tracks, means for slidably mounting one end of said roller on one of said tracks so as to permit it to travel lengthwise of the track and being held against axial movement, a slide mounted on the second track adjacent to the opposite end of t-he roller and interlocked. with that track so as to be held against lateral movements relative to the track, supporting meansfor the roller arranged between said slide and the adjacent endof the roller for holdin the lroller in the plane of said tracks an permitting it to revolve and also to move axially in said plane.r

14. In combination, separated stationary tracks, a curtain roller extending vtranslversely of and between the tracks, means for slidably mounting one end of said roller on one of said tracks so as to permit it to travel lengthwise of the tracky and being held against-axial movement, a slide mounted on the second track adjacent to the opposite end of the roller and interlocked with that track so as to be held against vlateral movements relative to the track, supporting vmeans for the roller for holding the roller in the plane of said tracks and permittinging roller in the opposite direction from the other cables and having a portion ext-ending into proximity to Said locking device for the purpose of releasing the sume. v 1n testimony whereof, I sign this specification in the presence of two Witnesses.

EZRA, B. SMITH.

Witnessesz t M. Gr. GASKELL,

Women `A4 OWEN. 

